Here’s the latest announcement from Cooperatives Working Together:

Cooperatives Working Together announced today (Feb. 5) that it accepted four export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and butter. The first three bids were from Land O’Lakes of Arden Hills, MN: one for 432 metric tons (950,400 lbs.) of Mozzarella cheese to Saudi Arabia; one for 20 metric tons (44,000 lbs.) of Mozzarella to Jordan; and one for 100 metric tons (220,000 lbs.) of butter to Israel. The fourth bid was from Darigold of Seattle, WA, for the export of 160 metric tons (352,000 lbs.) of butter to the Netherlands. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the butter and cheese shipments is verified.

CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidders, once completion of the butter and cheese shipments is verified.